Collar supporting and ironing device



Dec. 14,1937. A, A MYERS 2,102,210

COLLAR SUPPORTING AND IRONING DEVICE Filed July 15, 1935 ifi awewa (wentPatented Dec. 14, 1937 COLLAR SUPPORTING Ann IRONING DEVICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a new and novel collar supporting and ironingdevice which is particularly suited for use in shaping and finishingshirt collars.

At the present time the practice, in connection with the ironing ofshirt collars, is to iron both sides of the neck band and fiap, i. e.outer section of the collar, as one fiat piece, manually crease thecollar along the upper marginal edge of the neck band and then button itto hold it in arcuate shape. 7

The principal object of this invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive collar iron which can be easily and quickly operated tofinish a manually creased collar and which is effective in one operationto iron both the crease and the neck band of the collar and restore itsarcuate shape.

Another objectis'to provide a mechanism of this character which issuited for use equally with attached and unattached collars.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:--

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a collar iron constructed in accordancewith my invention, the

iron being in ironing position;

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a section along line 33 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevation showing the iron as it appearswhen raised out of the ironing position and indicating, in dotted lines,the end view of a collar on the band;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary rear end elevation of the iron;

Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the ironing face; and

Figure 7 is a section along line 'l'l of Figure 1.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a hollow vertical supportingstandard I of suitable height and preferably of arcuate cross section.The lower end of the standard is adapted to rest directly on the floorbut it may, of course, be provided with supporting legs or otherwisearranged. The upper end of the standard carries ashoe 2 having an innerarcuate face to which the lower end of an arcuate band or collar support3 is secured. An attached or unattached collar, after being ironed flatand manually creased, is slipped or straddled over the band 3 with theneck band N and flap F respectively extending along inner and outersides of the. band 3. The interior of the hollow standard l provides afree or unobstructed space into which the shirt of an attached collarhangs, the standard, shoe and band all cooperating to define a frontvertical opening through which a shirt may be passed.

In order to iron the crease and neck band of the collar and also restoreits shape, an iron 4 is provided with an ironing groove 5 arcuatelyshaped to fit over a collar positioned on the band 3 and to pressagainst the creased and neck band portions thereof. The iron 4 may beheated in any suitable manner but preferably is heated through theagency of an electrical heating unit suitably arranged in the interiorof the iron. The neck band ironing face of the iron is provided by amember 6 which is slidably mounted on the body of the iron by means of 7bolts 60. passing upwardly through the member 6 and a recess in the bodyof the iron 4, this recess being wide enough to permit lateral movementrelatively to the iron of the bolt 6a and its securing nut. This isyieldingly pressed toward the band by a spring 1 which provides therequisite ironing pressure. Naturally with the iron in position to irona collar, it is only necessary to engage the handle 8 of the iron andmove it along the arcuate path defined by the band to efiectj theironing operation. While the iron could be manually supported duringsuchmovement, it preferably is supported 'on a carriage 9 which is arrangedfor arcuate movement on the shoe 2. To this end, the iron is pivotallysecured to the carriage 9 for movement from its horizontal ironingposition to a vertical inoperative position in which it is yieldingly orresiliently held by a spring ll) connected between the iron andcarriage.

The carriage 9, which may be of any suitable shape, is mounted tostraddle a raised track ll of the shoe 2. The opposite vertical faces ofthe track II are grooved to provide inner and outer trackways I2 intowhich the wheels I3 extend. These wheels are secured to the carriage andmovably support it on the tracks.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A collar supporting and ironing devicecomprisingacollarsupportingbandprovidingasupport over which a creasedcollar may be straddled, a trackway extending along the outer side ofsaid band, and a, collar iron supported on said trackway for movementalong said band in ironing relation to a'collar on said band.

2. A collar supporting and ironing device com prising a collarsupporting band providing a support over which a creased collar may bestraddled, a trackway extending along the outer side of said band, acarriage mounted for movement along said trackway, and a collar ironpivotally supported on said carriage for movement from an inoperativeposition to an operative ironing position relatively to said band;

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face of the band, and means for yieldingly urging said part toward saidsurface.

4. A collar supporting and ironing device comprising a band over which acreased collar may be straddled with the shirt side of the collarextending along the inner side of the band, and supporting means forsaid band, said band and supporting means being hollow through a depthextending from the upper edge of the band sufficiently downward toprovide a free unobstructed space in which the shirt of an attachedcollar may hang and having a side opening through which the shirt may beplaced into or out of said 10 space.

ADOLPH A. MYERS.

